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Isaiah 40:19-25
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 40
19
As for
the idol, a craftsman casts it,
A goldsmith plates it with gold,
And a silversmith
fashions
chains of silver.
20
He who is too impoverished for
such
an offering
Selects a tree that does not rot;
He seeks out for himself a skillful craftsman
To prepare an idol that will not totter.
21
Do you not know? Have you not heard?
Has it not been declared to you from the beginning?
Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?
22
It is He who sits above the circle of the earth,
And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers,
Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain
And spreads them out like a tent to live in.
23
It is
He who reduces rulers to nothing,
Who makes the judges of the earth meaningless.
24
Scarcely have they been planted,
Scarcely have they been sown,
Scarcely has their stock taken root in the earth,
But He merely blows on them, and they wither,
And the storm carries them away like stubble.
25
'To whom then will you compare Me
That I would be
his
equal?' says the Holy One.
King James Version
Chapter 40
19
The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
20
He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.
21
Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?
22
It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
23
That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
24
Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.
25
To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 40
19
An idol?—something that a smelter casts
and a metalworker plates with gold
and makes silver chains for?
20
A poor person contributes wood for a pedestal
that will not rot.
He looks for a skilled craftsman
to set up an idol that will not fall over.
21
Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
Has it not been declared to you
from the beginning?
Have you not considered
the foundations of the earth?
22
God is enthroned above the circle of the earth;
its inhabitants are like grasshoppers.
He stretches out the heavens like thin cloth
and spreads them out like a tent to live in.
23
He reduces princes to nothing
and makes judges of the earth like a wasteland.
24
They are barely planted, barely sown,
their stem hardly takes root in the ground
when he blows on them and they wither,
and a whirlwind carries them away like stubble.
25
"To whom will you compare me,
or who is my equal?" asks the Holy One.
New Living Translation
Chapter 40
19
Can he be compared to an idol formed in a mold,
overlaid with gold, and decorated with silver chains?
20
Or if people are too poor for that,
they might at least choose wood that won’t decay
and a skilled craftsman
to carve an image that won’t fall down!
21
Haven’t you heard? Don’t you understand?
Are you deaf to the words of God —
the words he gave before the world began?
Are you so ignorant?
22
God sits above the circle of the earth.
The people below seem like grasshoppers to him!
He spreads out the heavens like a curtain
and makes his tent from them.
23
He judges the great people of the world
and brings them all to nothing.
24
They hardly get started, barely taking root,
when he blows on them and they wither.
The wind carries them off like chaff.
25
'To whom will you compare me?
Who is my equal?' asks the Holy One.
English Standard Version
Chapter 40
19
An idol! A craftsman casts it,
and a goldsmith overlays it with gold
and casts for it silver chains.
20
He who is too impoverished for an offering
chooses wood that will not rot;
he seeks out a skillful craftsman
to set up an idol that will not move.
21
Do you not know? Do you not hear?
Has it not been told you from the beginning?
Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?
22
It is he who sits above the circle of the earth,
and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers;
who stretches out the heavens like a curtain,
and spreads them like a tent to dwell in;
23
who brings princes to nothing,
and makes the rulers of the earth as emptiness.
24
Scarcely are they planted, scarcely sown,
scarcely has their stem taken root in the earth,
when he blows on them, and they wither,
and the tempest carries them off like stubble.
25
To whom then will you compare me,
that I should be like him? says the Holy One.
New International Version
Chapter 40
19
As for an idol, a metalworker casts it,
and a goldsmith overlays it with gold
and fashions silver chains for it.
20
A person too poor to present such an offering
selects wood that will not rot;
they look for a skilled worker
to set up an idol that will not topple.
21
Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
Has it not been told you from the beginning?
Have you not understood since the earth was founded?
22
He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth,
and its people are like grasshoppers.
He stretches out the heavens like a canopy,
and spreads them out like a tent to live in.
23
He brings princes to naught
and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing.
24
No sooner are they planted,
no sooner are they sown,
no sooner do they take root in the ground,
than he blows on them and they wither,
and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff.
25
"To whom will you compare me?
Or who is my equal?" says the Holy One.
New King James Version
Chapter 40
19
The workman molds an image,
The goldsmith overspreads it with gold,
And the silversmith casts silver chains.
20
Whoever
is
too impoverished for
such
a contribution
Chooses a tree
that
will not rot;
He seeks for himself a skillful workman
To prepare a carved image
that
will not totter.
21
Have you not known?
Have you not heard?
Has it not been told you from the beginning?
Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?
22
It is
He who sits above the circle of the earth,
And its inhabitants
are
like grasshoppers,
Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain,
And spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.
23
He brings the princes to nothing;
He makes the judges of the earth useless.
24
Scarcely shall they be planted,
Scarcely shall they be sown,
Scarcely shall their stock take root in the earth,
When He will also blow on them,
And they will wither,
And the whirlwind will take them away like stubble.
25
“To whom then will you liken Me,
Or
to whom
shall I be equal?” says the Holy One.
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